Name Robert Miller Occupation Jurist | Nominated by Otis R. Bowen | |
Preceded by Seat established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333; Seat made permanent on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089 Education | ||
Robert Lowell Miller Jr. (born 1950) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.
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Education and career
Miller was born in South Bend, Indiana. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwestern University in 1972. He received a Juris Doctor from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 1975. He was a law clerk for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana in 1975. He was a judge of the St. Joseph County Superior Court in South Bend from 1975 to 1985.
Federal judicial service
Miller was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on October 23, 1985, to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, to a new seat created by 98 Stat. 333. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 16, 1985, and received his commission on December 17, 1985. He served as Chief Judge from 2003 to 2010. He assumed senior status on January 11, 2016.